On reflection, struggling into town through snow and ice on Friday to see Der Rosenkavalier at London’s Royal Opera House was a silly mistake.
I generally like Richard Strauss/Hugo von Hoffmannsthal operas, but this sugary confection just wasn’t to my taste.
Having ploughed diligently through the operatic repertoire for the last fifteen years, I should have realized much, much earlier – lightweight fluffy costume drama just isn’t my cup of tea.
Der Rosenkavalier is one of the best-loved of all operas. I fail to see why.
The singers in Act 1 were OK, Sophie Koch the pick. I can’t tell you anything about Acts 2 & 3, though – I hotfooted it back to the ‘burbs at the first interval.
Gerry Smith
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